Knowledge Resource Center for Ecological Environment in Arid Area
| DOI | 10.1007/s40333-021-0006-4 |
| Plant community dynamics in arid lands: the role of desert ants | |
| Sharafatmandrad, Mohsen; Mashizi, Azam Khosravi | |
| 通讯作者 | Sharafatmandrad, M (corresponding author), Univ Jiroft, Fac Nat Resources, Dept Ecol Engn, Jiroft 7867161167, Iran. |
| 来源期刊 | JOURNAL OF ARID LAND
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| ISSN | 1674-6767 |
| EISSN | 2194-7783 |
| 出版年 | 2021 |
| 卷号 | 13期号:3页码:303-316 |
| 英文摘要 | Ants (Formicidae, Hymenoptera) play an important role in seed bank, seedling establishment and plant composition of arid ecosystems. Thus, knowing plant-ant interaction provides useful information for managers to design restoration and conservation plans. In this study, the roles of desert harvester ants (Messor intermedius and Messor melancholicus) and scavenger ants (Cataglyphis nodus and Lepisiota semenovi) on plant communities were investigated in arid ecosystems of southeastern Iran. Two vegetation types were distinguished in the study area and the nest density of ant species was determined. Furthermore, plant composition and soil seed bank were estimated at different distances from the ant nests. Results showed that the density of M. intermedius and M. melancholicus nests was higher in dwarf shrub-shrub vegetation type and the density of C. nodus and L. semenovi nests was higher in dwarf shrub vegetation type. The harvester and scavenger ants had enhanced the seed bank to 55% and 70%, respectively. Therefore, the role of scavenger ants on the plant communities' seed bank was greater than that of harvester ants. Although the scavenger ants were more influential on the annuals and the invasive plant species, the radius impact of the harvester ants on the perennials was greater, i.e., a positive interaction existed between the perennial plants and the harvester ants. C. nodus and L. semenovi played an important role in enhancing the ecosystem's potential for restoration through establishment of pioneer species in early stage of succession. The activity of M. intermedius is crucial for the development and maintenance of climax plant communities in arid ecosystems through assisting the plant species' establishment in late stage of succession. It is essential to preserve the diversity of these key ant species for the maintenance and sustainability of shrubs in arid ecosystems. |
| 英文关键词 | ants ecological succession ecosystem rangelands shrubs vegetation |
| 类型 | Article |
| 语种 | 英语 |
| 收录类别 | SCI-E |
| WOS记录号 | WOS:000673921300007 |
| WOS关键词 | SOIL SEED BANK ; HARVESTER ANT ; FORAGING BEHAVIOR ; MESSOR-BARBARUS ; NESTS ; DISPERSAL ; HYMENOPTERA ; VEGETATION ; REMOVAL ; GROWTH |
| WOS类目 | Environmental Sciences |
| WOS研究方向 | Environmental Sciences & Ecology |
| 资源类型 | 期刊论文 |
| 条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/363768 |
| 作者单位 | [Sharafatmandrad, Mohsen; Mashizi, Azam Khosravi] Univ Jiroft, Fac Nat Resources, Dept Ecol Engn, Jiroft 7867161167, Iran |
| 推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Sharafatmandrad, Mohsen,Mashizi, Azam Khosravi. Plant community dynamics in arid lands: the role of desert ants[J],2021,13(3):303-316. |
| APA | Sharafatmandrad, Mohsen,&Mashizi, Azam Khosravi.(2021).Plant community dynamics in arid lands: the role of desert ants.JOURNAL OF ARID LAND,13(3),303-316. |
| MLA | Sharafatmandrad, Mohsen,et al."Plant community dynamics in arid lands: the role of desert ants".JOURNAL OF ARID LAND 13.3(2021):303-316. |
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